$(document).ready(function(e) {
    function sizing(){
		$windowHeight = $(window).height();
		$windowNofooer = $windowHeight-146;
		$smallBox = ($windowNofooer-44)/2;
		$('.container').css({'height': $windowNofooer});
		$('.side-col .block').css('height', $smallBox);
		$mainBox = $windowNofooer-22;
		$('.main-col .block').css('height', $mainBox);
		$('iframe, .video-js').css('height', $smallBox-85);
		// $('.slider, .slider li img').css('height', $smallBox-82);
	}
	
	sizing();
	$(window).resize(function(){
		sizing();
	});
	
	
});

     // start the ticker 
	$('#js-news').ticker({
		controls: false,
		direction: 'ltr',
		//pauseOnItems: 5000,
		speed: 0.20,
		titleText: ''
	});
	
/**/